China & other stuff

Yes i have been absent for quite a while now because
a) haven't really been in the mood to blog &
b) been busy with lots of A.S.I.A related stuff
Please accept this extremely long entry as my apology, OK??!!!

Ok, so the second week of uni is over and i'm still not feeling it. It's not just me though, i know lots of other people who are finding it hard to 'get into the groove' (as a certain someone would say. 哈哈, 你应该知道你是谁) - gotta love those English-learning channels on Chinese television.

Since the last time i blogged, 2/5 of the Loo family have left for Singapore. Sister dear will be there for a few months but mother dear will be back soon. The house feels emptier, although as usual Lynne makes up for most of the noise.

We've been having catered food 3 times a week and it's not too bad, my only complaint is that i've been burping burps of a special flavour: catered-food. FYI, this is not very tasty.

Anyhoo, i would post the many photos from China but there are far too many so here are a select few. Ok i lie, there are still quite a lot of them. Happy viewing!


Local students who gave us a tour of the campus we stayed at. Awww, cute :)


Lookie what we found at the mini-mart!


"WE FOUND SATAY!!"


Our 1st weekend of fun, courtesy of Dorcus :)


'Bring 8 people and receive a free bottle of (cheap) vodka'. So we did !


They're not cabbages and/or edible, we already asked.


Showing off our fake Miu Miu bags that we bargained for, quite well i might add.
(It was laundry day, excuse the mess!!)


Outside Zhejiang Uni


With our tour guides, showing us around the Yuquan Campus




Nat outside this Pagoda (which i have forgotten the name of, oops).


Old man writing with water at Linyin Shi (temple)


With Louise & Tash


Chinese pool boy (On the boat, i'm not talking about Tash, goshhh)


Like Venice, but not


View from a bridge


Remember kids : Hygiene first!


Our cute boat-rower/tour guide :)


Walking up this 'mountain' where lots of old people were walking faster than us


Westlake


I dont actually know who he is


Pleasure Boat, anyone?




Frogs


More charming creatures at the Chinese medicine museum




Nat and the sweet wushu lady


He was our favourite security guard




Last dinner in Hangzhou at Banana Leaf


Talented fillipino singers who sang while we ate!


By the Bund in Shanghai


We were spinning around in circles to keep ourselves warm






Karaoke


Shopping !


Expensive coffee, pahh.


Ikea bunk beds!


While waiting at the train station, Jian fell asleep ...


On the train to Beijing. I don't think they actually knew each other, hehe.


The beginning of many sausage photos ...


Gotta love processed meat! I grew to love it, sort of.


We got bored before the competition started


After the competition, spot the random in the back holding Oreos


Funny menu - this is just one page of it.


Yi He Yuan (Summer Palace)


Before heading out to Propaganda for Ladies' Night!


Crazy men swimming in the ice cold water.


Say what?


Those are our heads!


I can seee you ...


(part of) The Great Wall


We climbed up that bit too ...


On the way down, the stairs were steep ok, i'm not falling down.


Gao Ji ban in Beijing :)


On the bus going to dinner after an afternoon of shopping


Evidence of more neoprints we took while we were there ...


Last dinner in Beijing - cheapish Italian set meals!


Butter boobies. Amusing myself on the plane coming back from Singapore.

I think that was enough photos for one entry & now it is time for bed.
Ski donuts & bbq tmr, woot!

Goodnight, goodnight.